366 GEEAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



GREECE. 



ranges from 14 13s. per acre in Lancashire 

 to 10s. in Cardiganshire. The average value 

 in Scotland is 1 per acre, and ranges from 

 9 4s. in Edinburghshire to 2s. in Shetland. 



The island of Barbadoes was disturbed by 

 serious riots in April. Their origin was as- 

 cribed to the opposition of the colored popu- 

 lation against the execution of a plan enter- 

 tained by Governor John Pope Hennessey for 

 the incorporation of Barbadoes in a confedera- 

 tion of the Windward Islands. The plan in- 

 volved changes in the character and com- 

 position of the legislative body, which the in- 

 surgents regarded as infringements of their 

 habitual rights, and was thought to be to the 

 financial disadvantage of Barbadoes. The isl- 

 and was in a disturbed condition during the 

 whole early part of the month. The Governor 

 was denounced as a tyrant, and the insurgents 

 were uttering threats and committing outrages, 

 burning houses, goods, crops, and cattle-sheds, 

 digging up the potatoes, and stealing all they 

 could. The city of Bridgetown was threat- 

 ened, and it was reported at one time that 

 several families had fled for safety to the ships 

 in the harbor. With the permission of the 

 Governor, the citizens of this place organized 

 companies of volunteers to assist in suppress- 

 ing the insurrection. A conflict took place, 

 in which the insurgents were utterly defeated, 

 with the loss of a considerable number of their 

 men disabled or taken prisoners. On the 28th 

 of April Governor Hennessey telegraphed to 

 Lord Carnarvon that the riots had ceased. 

 The Government had been besought to take 

 measures in reference to the insurrection, but, 

 in view of its prompt suppression, judged that 

 none were necessary. Shortly after the sup- 

 pression of the insurrection a statement was 

 sent to Lord Carnarvon, signed by the bishops 

 and archdeacons of Barbadoes, thirty-four 

 clergymen, and four Moravian missionaries, 

 stating that the riots were not caused by any 

 suffering among the people, but were largely 

 promoted by a general impression among the 

 negroes that the land and property of the plant- 

 ers would be divided among them, with the 

 Governor's consent. The belief was very gen- 

 eral that the property had been awarded to the 

 negroes by the Queen, at the Governor's in- 

 stance, and was wrongfully withheld trom 

 them. 



Mr. Disraeli, on the 16th of August, was 

 raised to the peerage, under the title of the 

 Earl of B.aaQonafield. 



The Prinoe of Wales, returning from his 

 journsy to India, landed at Portsmouth, April 

 llth, when he was received with befitting cer- 

 emonies and festivities. An address of wel- 

 come by the corporation was made to him, an 

 ode of welcome was sung by the choir, after 

 which he, escorted by members of the royal 

 family, took the train for London. Here the 

 Victoria station and route to Buckingham 

 Palace were decorated. He was met at the 

 station by a deputation from the corporation 



of the city of Westminster, with an address. 

 A reception was given him by the civic author- 

 ities of the corporation of London at Guild- 

 hall, May 19th. 



Sir Salar Jung, premier of the dominions of 

 the Nizam, or representative of the former 

 Mogul Emperors of India, visited England in 

 June and July on a mission respecting the 

 political relations of the Nizam's territory to 

 the crown. He was regarded as perhaps the 

 ablest, and cetainly the strongest, of the viziers 

 of the native states of India, and had rendered 

 service to the English during the mutiny, the 

 value of which was freely and thankfully ac- 

 knowledged. Through the conservative influ- 

 ence which he exerted over the Mohamme- 

 dans of the Deccan, he had secured Hyderabad 

 and the Madras Presidency to the British 

 crown. His request, which implied substan- 

 tially the restoration of the independence of 

 the Nizam's dominions, could not be granted, 

 for reasons of obvious political expediency. 

 Nevertheless, he was cordially welcomed, and 

 was given every possible courtesy arid honor, 

 and his visit proved to be of an agreeable 

 character to himself and the people with whom 

 he came in contact. He left a record of his 

 own impressions in his reply to an address 

 presented to him by the East India Associa- 

 tion, in which he said, u I feel confident that 

 the close intimacy and intercourse between 

 the gentlemen of England and India cannot 

 fail to be productive of lasting benefit to either 

 country." 



GREECE,* a kingdom of Southeastern Eu- 

 rope. Reigning King, George I., King of the 

 Hellenes, born December 24, 1845, second son 

 of the reigning King of Denmark; elected 

 King of the Hellenes by the National Assem- 

 bly at Athens, March 18 (30), 1863 ; accepted 

 the crown June 4, 1863 ; declared of age by a 

 decree of the National Assembly, June 27, 

 1863; married October 27, 1867, to Olga, 

 daughter of Grand-duke Constantine of Rus- 

 sia, born August 22, 1851. Issue of the union 

 are three sons and two daughters : Constan- 

 tinos, Duke of Sparta, born August 2, 1868; 

 George, born June 25, 1869 ; Alexandra, born 

 August 30, 1870; Nicholas, born February 9, 

 1872; Maria, born March 3^ 1876. 



The area of the kingdom amounts to 19,353 

 square miles ; the population, according to the 

 census of 1870, to 1,457,894 persons. 



In the budget for 1876 the revenue was esti- 

 mated as follows (1 drachma = 19.3 cents) : 



Drachmas. 



1. Direct taxes 12,735,000 



a. Land tax, tithe 10,000,000 



6. Duty on cattle a.id pastures. . 1,245,000 



c. Duty on beehives 40.000 



d. Licenses 800.000 



e. Taxes on edifices 650,000 



2. Indirect taxes 16,205,000 



a. Customs 11,500,000 



b. Stamp 4,200,000 



c. Miscellaneous 505,000 



* See ANNUAL CYCLOPAEDIA of 1874 for statistics on the 

 population of lar<*e cities, on nationalities, on religious de- 

 nominations, and on education. 



